Artificial heart
Mechanical device which replaces the heart
Artificial heart
An artificial heart is a device that replaces the heart. Currently, artificial hearts are typically used as a temporary bridge to heart transplantation, but ongoing research aims to develop a device that could one day permanently replace the heart. As of December 2023, there are two commercially available full artificial heart devices; both are intended for temporary use (less than a year) for patients with total heart failure who are awaiting a human heart transplant. Although other similar inventions preceded it from the late 1940s, the first artificial heart to be successfully implanted in a human was the Jarvik-7 in 1982, designed by a team including Willem Johan Kolff, William DeVries and Robert Jarvik. An artificial heart is distinct from a ventricular assist device (VAD; for either one or both of the ventricles, the heart's lower chambers), which may also be a permanent solution, or the intra-aortic balloon pump – both devices are designed to support a failing heart. It is also...
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